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A visit to the Williams Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Williams Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Cemetery

Lat:   34.0882°   (34° 5' 17")

Lon:   -89.0006°   (-89° 0' 2")

The Williams Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.

The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Pontotoc. Pontotoc lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Williams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • East County Line Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East County Line Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Holladay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holladay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holladay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holladay Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Redland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Ware Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ware Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • McCleskey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCleskey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCleskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCleskey Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Algoma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253925 <5>
  • Halsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halsey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Bluff Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Edington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edington Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Reid Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reid Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Falkner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falkner Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ross Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Smerney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smerney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smerney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smerney Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Blount Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blount Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Houlka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
  • Goodford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
    • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
  • Algoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thelma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
    • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
  • Pannell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
    • Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
  • Van Vleet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
  • Pontotoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Houston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
  • Nixon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
  • Loyd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
  • Possum Trot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
    • Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Okolona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Turnpike
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
      • Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
    • Shannon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bissell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
      • Bissell is located in Lee County
    • Toccopola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
      • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Sarepta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarepta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
      • Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
    • Vardaman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
      • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <6>
    • Verona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <6>
    • Anchor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
    • Thaxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
      • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <6>
    • Cherry Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ecru
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
      • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <6>
    • Bruce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <6>
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
    • Plantersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <6>
    • Tupelo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bruce
    • Bruce lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Ecru
    • Ecru lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Houston
  • Okolona
  • Pontotoc
  • Tupelo

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Williams Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Williams Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #679710  (Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #679710 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Houlka
    • County: Pontotoc         Elev: 132
    • Location given for GNIS #679710 (Williams Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0882, Longitude: -89.0006       In this case, the coordinates for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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